a when she b that she c and she d she b 241 Is this car capable …………… us all way to our hometown? a in getting b about getting c of getting d for getting c 242 The people at the party were worried about Jane because no one was aware ……………… she had gone a of where b of the place where c where that d the place a 243 Minh did not well in the class because ……………… a he studied bad b he was not good studywise c he was a badly student d he failed to study properly d 244 He made a speech at a wedding reception He spoke during the ……………… a wedding b marriage c ceremony d party d 245 Let’s ask our teacher how to solve this problem ……………… we can’t agree on the answer a because of b since c consequently d as long as b 246 Mr Phuong will substitute ……………… the history teacher who is out of town a from b at c for d with c 247 ……………… you select reverse gear, the car goes backwards a In spite of b Unless c If d For c 248 ……………… I get angry and upset, I try to take ten deep breaths a Until b Whenever c Therefore d For b 249 A …………… railway accident happened days ago a fearful b fearfulness c fearless d fearlessness a 250 A small fish needs camouflage to hide itself ……………… its enemies cannot find it a so that b so c therefore d due to a 251 I wouldn’t give a ……………… to a young child for his birthday a flowers b fruit c basket of fruit d money c 252 Did they …………… to Polihale Beach when they were in Hawaii? a go b went c gone d to go a 253 Do you think ………… is a good gift? a gloves b money c cookies d chocolates b 254 My grandparents gave me some beautiful ………………… when I finished high school a jewelry b necklace c piece of jewelry d ring a 255 A comedy is a movie …………… you laugh a who makes b who make c that makes d in that makes c 256 If you cross your eyes, they …………… that way a are staying b stayed c wouldn’t stay d won’t stay d 257 Andrew is very good …………… jokes a for telling b in telling c at telling d about telling c 258 We plan to investigate the possibility ……………… spending a week at the seashore a in b of c on d for b 259 What will happen if you …………… to a lot of loud music? a have listened b are listening c listen d listened c 260 Huge areas have been …………… because of the nuclear accident a evacuated b transmitted c restrained d disturbed a 261 He was a very unpopular man in the village Nobody …………… him a quarrelled b hated c liked d objected c 262 The country was in total …………… as all of the political factions attempted to gain control after the revolution a confusion b confustion c confusment d confusian a 263 In order to make a good …………… at a job interview, you should prepare well for the interview a impressment b impressian c impresstion d impression d 264 What someone says to you can create amusing problems a inunderstanding b misunderstanding c ununderstanding d ilunderstanding b 265 If television programs were not violent, they would not …………… in increased violence in the viewers a contribute b result c give d conclude b 266 A few of the passengers were trying to get some sleep, but …………… of them were reading a almost b all most c most d mostly c 267 A lot of the passengers were traveling home to …………… Christmas with their families a last b hold c keep d spend d 268 Designing …………… for actors to wear requires a lot of creativity a scripts b sets c costumes d kinds c 269 The three men were found guilty …………… fraud a with b for c of d by c 270 Every house in the street …………… the same a is b are c has d have a 271 What is she so nervous ………………? a about b for c to d with a 272 Such …………… statements are likely to provoke strong opposition a tend b tendency c tendentious d tendentiously c 273 The man was found guilty …………… from his employer a of stealing b for stealing c in stealing d with stealing a 274 She went on her work with an air of …………… a determinant b determination c determine d determined b 275 He …………… that if we started at dawn, we would be there by noon a reason b reasoned c reasonable d reasonably b 276 The patient is getting on …………… a satisfied b satisfaction c satisfactory d satisfactorily d 277 My brother and my sister …………… engineers a is b are c has d have b 278 He did not look at straight to his father’s eyes He answered …………… a fearful b fearfully c fearless d fearlessly b 279 The earth, ……………… is the fifth largest planet in the solar system, is the third planet from the sun a who b whom c which d that c 280 They took part in school’s activities …………… a keen b keenly c keenness d keener b 281 She went to meet him with an air of …………… a expectant b expectancy c expect d expectation b 282 Alexander Graham Bell …………… the telephone by the time I was born a had already invented b has already finished c already finished d already finish a 283 The army …………… the enemy’s capital a occupied (v) b occupied (adj) c occupation d occupational a 284 People objected …………… to wait so long a with having b to having c for having d about having b 285 - Is April twenty-first the day …………… ? - No, the twenty-second a you’ll arrive then b when you arrive c on that you’ll arrive d when you’ll arrive on b 286 The severe drought …………… occurred last summer ruined the corn crop a that is b which it c it d that d 287 Florida, …………… the Sunshine State, attracts many tourists every year a is b known as c is known as d that is known as b 288 The new shopping mall is gigantic It’s advertised as a place …………… you can find just about anything you might want to buy a where b which c in where d in that a 289 Lola’s marriage has been arranged by her family She is marrying to a man …………… a that she hardly knows him b whom she hardly knows c whose she hardly knows d she hardly knows him b 290 People who exercise frequently have greater physical endurance than those …………… a who doesn’t b that doesn’t c which don’t d who don’t d 291 Is this the address to …………… you want the package sent? a where b that c which d whom c 292 That book is by a famous anthropologist It’s about the people in Samoa …………… for two years a that she lived b that she lived among them c among whom she lived d where she lived among them c 293 By the time Jason arrived to help, we …………… moving everything a has already finished b had already finished c already finished d already finish b 294 The apartment was hot when I got home, so I …………… the air conditioner a had turned on b turn on c turned on d would turn on c 295 We engaged a …………… to show us the way across the mountains a guidance b guide c guided d guideless b 296 The farmer’s barn caught fire during the night By the time the fire fighters arrived, the building …………… to the ground a burned b had been burned c was burned d had burned d 297 The suit cost me more than a week’s salary Until then, I …………… so much on one outfit a never had spent b never has spent c had never spent d has never spent c 298 Yesterday a hornet …………… me under my arm That really hurt! When I put on my shirt after working in the garden, I hadn’t seen that there was a hornet in it a had stung b sting c stung d was stung c 299 Sophie is very keen …………… to art college a in going b at going c about going d on going d 300 If any of your questions are still …………… , you could some more research in order to have answers a inanswered b unanswered c imanswered d iranswered b 301 We were not happy with the plans …………… the architect showed us for our new house Obviously, he had never designed a home like the one we wanted a that b in that c in which d who a 302 When I saw that Mike was having trouble, I …………… him He was very appreciative a was helping b were helping c helped d help c 303 My wife and I went to Disneyland when we visited Los Angeles last spring Prior to that time, we …………… to such a big amusement park It was a lot of fun a had never been b were never been c never were d were never a 304 Last year I experienced ………… I had flown in an air plane for fairly long distances before, but never as long as when I went to Australia last June a how can tedious long plane trips be b how tedious can long plane trips be c how long plane trips can be tedious d how tedious long plane trips can be d 305 I don’t want you ……………… my arriving late a mention b to mention c mentioning d mentioned b 306 If you can’t unscrew the lid, try …………… it with a hammer a to hit b hit c hitting d hits c 307 I remember …………… him say the grass needed ………… yesterday a to hear / cutting b hearing / to cut c hearing / cutting d to hear / to cut c 308 I advise you ……………… before deciding …………… the job a waiting / accepting b waiting / to accept c to wait / to accept d to wait / accepting c 309 We regret ……………… that the lecture was very dull and wasn’t worth ………………… a to say / to listen to b saying / listening to c saying / to listen to d to say / listening to b 310 I couldn’t resist ………… him why he was trying ……… meeting me a asking / to avoid b asking / avoiding c to ask / to avoid d to ask / avoiding a 311 The police suspect him of ……………… stolen goods a to try to sell b try to sell c trying selling d trying to sell d 312 Peace in the area was elusive as the wind a easy b slow in coming c difficult to catch a pantyhose b gloves c socks d soc a 336 They never expected that …………… find the bicycle a they are going to b they are will c they would d they shall c 337 The car was easy to recognize, …………… it wasn’t difficult for the police to catch the thieves a because b that c so d but c 338 By the end of next year, they …………… the new stadium a will finish b finish c will have finished d they are finishing c 339 The news of the President’s death astonished the world a alerted b astounded c heard d announced b 340 A multitude of people attended a small number b select group c huge crowd d large c 341 He’s just arrived to find his wife in tears a embarrassed b panicky c crying d confused c 342 People have a …………… for special occasions, such as a wedding, a funeral and a graduation a meal b dance c festival d ceremony d 343 …………… work is the work which is done the same way all the time a Routine b Manual c Mental d Office a 344 To …………… means to help someone remember a memorize b reconsider c remind d suggest c 345 People …………… their money because they want their money to grow in value a save b invest c put away d hide b 346 Henry will not be able to attend the meeting tonight because …………… a he must to teach a class b he will have teaching a class c of he will teach a class d he will be teaching a class d 347 Alfred has not …………… a never before lived alone b ever lived alone before c hardly live alone before d lived lonelinessly in previous time b 348 The committee has met and …………… a they have reached a decision b its decision was reached at c it has reached a decision d its decision reached a 349 John’s score on the test is the highest in class …………………… a He should study last night b He had studied hard c He must have studied hard last night d He must have to study hard last night c 350 The chairman requested that ……… a the members studied more carefully the problem b the problem was more carefulnessly studied c with more carefulness the problem could be studied d the members study the problem more carefully d 351 Florida relies heavily on income from fruit crops, and …………… a also California b California too c so does California d California is as well c 352 She wanted to serve some coffee to her guests, however, ………… a she had not many sugar b there was not a great amount of the sugar c she did not have much sugar d she was lacking in amount of sugar c 353 After the funeral, the residents of the apartment building ………… a sent faithfully flowers to the cemetery b sent to the cemetery faithfully flowers c sent faithfully to the cemetery flowers d sent flowers faithfully to the cemetery d 354 The land and the house that you own are your ……………… a property b saving c personal belongings d private area a 355 A …………… is an object that help you remember a place you have visited a memory b souvenir c crime d note b 356 If someone commits a …………… in Britain, the police try to catch him a mistake b divorce c crime d misunderstanding c 357 The book contained a lot of ………… about how little petrol the car used a information b news c fact d examination a 358 The irate crowded edged closer to the police barricades a calm b large c friendly d angry d 359 There is gainsaying the validity of her remarks a denying b agreeing with c assisting d hunting a 360 Carol dozed off while we watched the ballet a left b went away c napped d withdrew c 361 She’s very stubborn a patient b obstinate c courageous d nice b 362 She has a full schedule a working day b programme of work c busy day d project b 363 Radioactivity causes cancer and may affect future generations a harm b be bad for c kill d pollute b 364 The soldiers evacuated out of the area as the enemy advanced a bombed b protected c left (because of danger) d attacked c 365 She offered a silly excuse a took b gave c considered d accepted b 366 It must be ……………… more than that a worth b cost c costly d expensive a 367 I wouldn’t eat fish …………… I was extremely hungry a provided that b or c unless d providing that c 368 When I leave school next week, I …………… this class for ten years a teach b shall have taught c will teach d shall teach b 369 We invited them ………… the meeting next week a to attend b for attending c attending d attend a 370 “To call up” is to ………… a criticize b surrender c visit d telephone d 371 “To give up” means: a To give all b To give everything c To surrender d To give a part of c 372 The teacher crossed out several words in my composition a emphasized b corrected c added d cancelled b 373 To check out of a hotel is to …………… a register it b leave it c complain d ask for a room b 374 Children under the age of eight ………… allowed to participate this game a hasn’t b haven’t c isn’t d aren’t d 375 Employers often require that candidates have not only a degree ……………… a but two years experience b also two years experience c but also two-year experience d but more two years experience c 376 Today the noise and smoke of factories …………… the environment polluted a make b makes c want d wants a 377 Neither oil nor coal ………… used to produce electricity a was b are c is d were c 378 None of us ……… agreed with his thought a is b are c has d have c 379 Not only these boys but also that girl …………… to class late a come b comes c has d have b 380 Neither of these documents ………… translated into English a was b need c were d needs c 381 …………… people have a perfect place from their childhood that brings back lovely feelings a Most of b Most c Most the d Most many b 382 With his father's guidance, Mozart …………… playing the clavier at the age of three and composing at the age of five a begun b began c begin d begins b 383 …………… officials expect increases on the funding for higher education a A little b Much c Many d Little c 384 The area has …………… the richest and most expensive farmland in the country a some b some of c both a and b are correct d some for b 385 Since 1969 there have been …………… attempts to find a political solution to that country problem a the number of b a number of c a great deal of d a large amount of b 386 …………… fruit is grown in this area a Many b A lots c A lot of d Few c 387 They had spent so …………… time on gaining the independence a much b many c a lot d very a 388 Too …………… factors are involved in getting a good job a much b many c both a and b are correct d little b 389 …………… our products are sold overseas a Many of b Much of c A great deal of d Little of a 390 …………… screws have come loose I’ll have to tighten them a A little b Several c Much d A great deal of b 391 Besides rain, ……………… is seldom pure a water naturally b natural water c water of nature d the nature's water b 392.The FDA was set up in 1940 ……………… that maintain standards for the sale of food and drugs a to enforce the laws b to enforcing laws c enforcing laws d enforced the laws a 393 …………… shops are closed on Saturday afternoon a Most the b Most c Most of d Most our b 394 There are …………… organizations to help the deaf and the blind a much b a little c many d little c 395 …………… electricity depends on a knowledge of atoms and the subatomic particles of which they are composed a The understanding b To understand c Understanding d For understanding c 396 If England had not imposed a tax on tea two hundred and twenty years ago, …………… the United States have remained part of the British commonwealth? a will b would c have d had b 397 Scientific fish farming, known as aquaculture, has existed for more than 4000 years, but scientists who …………… research in this field are only recently providing the kind of information that growers need to increase production a make b makes c does d d 398 I paid …………… money for a new house a many b a number of c a large number of d a lot of d 399 A good summary should be …………… and …………… a short / clear b long / full of detail c long / exciting d short / lengthy a 400 Frank Lloyd Wright has been acclaimed by colleagues as ………… of all modern architects a the greater b the greatest c the more great d the most great b II FIND THE MISTAKES (400 SENTENCES ) The main office of the factory can be found in Maple Street in New York City a The main b be found c in d in > c Because there are less members present tonight than there were last night, we must wait until the next meeting to vote a less b than c were d to vote > a David is particularly fond of cooking, and he often cooks really delicious meals a particularly b fond of c often cooks d really > d The progress made in space travel for the early 1960s is remarkable a progress a made c in space d for > d Sandra has not rarely missed a play or concert since she was seventeen years old a not rarely b a play c since d was seventeen years old > a The governor has not decided how to deal with the new problems already a The b has c how to deal with d already > d There was a very interesting news on the radio this morning about the earthquake in Italy a There was b a c on the d about > b The professor had already give the homework assignment when he had remembered that Monday was a holiday a the homework assignment b had remembered c Monday d was > b Having been beaten by the police for striking an officer, the man will cry out in pain a by b for striking an officer c the man d will cry out > d 10 This table is not study enough to support a television, and that one probably isn’t neither a not study enough b to support c that one d neither > d 11 The bridge was hitting by a large ship during a sudden storm last week a was hitting b during c sudden d last > a 12 The company representative sold to the manager a sewing machine for forty dollars a The company b to the manager c sewing d for > b 13 The taxi driver told the man to don’t allow his disobedient son to hang out the window a taxi driver b told the man c to don’t allow d to hang out > c 14 These televisions are quite popular in Europe, but those ones are not a quite b in c those ones d are > c 15 Harvey seldom pays his bills on time, and his brother does too a pays his bills b on time c his d does too > d 16 The price of crude oil used to be a great deal lower than now, wasn’t it? a price of b great c lower d wasn’t it > d 17 When an university formulates new regulations, it must relay its decision to the students and faculty a an b new regulations c it d must relay its > a 18 Jim was upset last night because he had to too many homeworks a upset b because c had to d many homeworks > d 19 There is some scissors in the desk drawer in the bedroom if you need them a is b scissors c in d in > a 20 The Board of Realtors doesn’t have any informations about the increase in rent for this area a informations b about c increase d in rent for > a 21 George is not enough intelligent to pass this economics class without help a enough intelligent b to pass c this d economics > a 22 There were so much people trying to leave the burning building that the police had a great deal of trouble controlling them a There were b much c the burning d that > b 23 John lived in New York since 1960 to 1975, but he is now living in Detroil a in b since c is now living d in > b 24 The fire began in the fifth floor of the hotel, but it soon spread to adjacent floors a in b fifth c of d soon spread > a 25 Mrs Anderson bought last week a new sports car; however, she has yet to learn how to operate the manual gearshift a last week a new sports car b however c has yet to learn d how to operate > a 26 She wishes that we didn’t send her the candy yesterday because she’s on a diet a didn’t send b her the candy c because d on > a 27 They are planning on attending the convention next month, and so I am a planning on b attending c next d so I am > d 28 Today was such beautiful day that I couldn’t bring myself to complete all my chores a such beautiful b myself c to complete d my chores > a 29 While they were away at the beach, they allowed their neighbors use their barbecue grill a While b were c their neighbors d use > d 30 The artist tried stimulate interest in painting by talking his students to the museums a stimulate b interest in c by talking d to the > a 31 Mumps are a very common disease which usually affects children a are b common disease c which d usually > a 32 Nancy said that she went to the supermarket before coming home a that b went c to d before coming > b 33 Before she moved here, Arlene had been president of the organization since four years a Before b been c of the d since > d 34 Each of the nurses report to the operating room when his or her name is called a of the b report c his or her name d is called > b 35 The athlete, together with his coach and several relatives, are traveling to the Olympic Games a athlete b with c his coach d are > d 36 Professor Duncan teaches both anthropology as well as sociology each fall a teaches b both c anthropology d each fall > b 37 My brother is in California on vacation, but I wish he was here so that he could help me repair my car a in b on c was d me repair my car -> c 38 I certainly appreciate him telling us about the delay in delivering the materials because we had planned to begin work tomorrow a certainly b him c telling us d delivering -> b 39 The chemistry instructor explained the experiment in such of a way that it was easily understood a in b such of a way c was d easily understood -> b 40 Rudolph Nureyev has become one of the greatest dancer that the ballet world has ever known a has become b greatest c dancer d ever known -> c 41 He has less friends in his classes now than he had last year a less b his c than d last year -> a 42 The town we visited was a four-days journey from our hotel, so we took the train instead of the bus a was b four-days c took d of the -> b 43 The influence of the nation’s literature, art, and science have captured widespread attention a nation’s b science c have d widespread -> c 44 The leader emphasized the need for justice and equality between his people a the need b for justice c between ... c 280 They took part in school’s activities …………… a keen b keenly c keenness d keener b 281 She went to meet him with an air of …………… a expectant b expectancy c expect d expectation b 282 Alexander... that is b which it c it d that d 287 Florida, …………… the Sunshine State, attracts many tourists every year a is b known as c is known as d that is known as b 288 The new shopping mall is gigantic... in this area a Many b A lots c A lot of d Few c 387 They had spent so …………… time on gaining the independence a much b many c a lot d very a 388 Too …………… factors are involved in getting a good